#bcac9e

Color #bcac9e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcac9e

RGB

rgb(188, 172, 158)

HSL

hsl(28, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 16%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.33, 3.4, 9.28)

LCH

lch(71.33, 9.88, 69.88)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.027, 63.62)

HWB

hwb(28, 62%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaebc

Analogous

#bc9e9f

#bcac9e

#bcbb9e

Triadic

#bcac9e

#9ebcac

#ac9ebc

Split-complementary

#bcac9e

#9ebcbb

#9e9fbc

Tetradic

#bcac9e

#aebc9e

#9eaebc

#ac9ebc

Square

#bcac9e

#9fbc9e

#9eaebc

#bb9ebc

Shades

Color #bcac9e mixed toward black.

#a48f7c

#88725e

#665547

#44392f

#221c18

Tints

Color #bcac9e mixed toward white.

#c7baae

#d2c8be

#ddd5ce

#e9e3df

#f4f1ef

Tones

Color #bcac9e mixed toward gray.

#b9aca0

#b7aca3

#b4aca5

#b2ada8

#afadaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5a2 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b7a2 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#bba4a5 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcac9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcac9e]

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Frequently asked questions

#bcac9e (#bcac9e) is rgb(188, 172, 158) in RGB.

No, #bcac9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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